good morning. it is 4:25 on this tuesday, may 8th taking a live look at this jeffer sop memorial. temperatures in the 60s so it feels pretty nice as you get your day started. -- taking a live look at the jefferson memorial. just when it looked like the caps would tax a 3-2 lead, new york tied it up on a power play goal with 6.6 seconds

remopping. then, less than two minutes into overtime of course -- remaining. then, less than two minutes into overtime, your heart plummets. >> did you stay up to watch? >> i didn't. look what happened. >> more on the caps' stunning loss coming up late are this hour. right now, let's get you started with your first look at weather. >> good morning. we've got generally some mild temperatures across the area to start your day. a couple of showers out to the west. not going to rain all day today. we've just got some scattered showers in the forecast. there is your radar. you can see the shower activity off to the north and west, north and west of hagerstown. the cloud cover and some of the cooler temperatures have started to work in. generally, we're in the upper 50s and low 60s to start your morning. i think we'll see a lot of clouds here at the beginning of our day. let's go on.

i want to show you the next radar. you can see that out to the north and west, we've got a cold front. it looks fairly impressive. i think by the time it gets in here this afternoon, it will just be some scattered showers. maybe an isolated thunderstorm. then later this afternoon, we'll get a few showers and the showers will linger into tonight and the first part of tomorrow. more details on that coming up in just a couple of minutes. high temperatures will be warmer than yesterday. we are expecting highs in the mid- to upper 70s, a little warmer than yesterday. back to you. >> thank you. those are the top stories we are following. an al-qaeda plot to bring down a u.s. plane foiled by the cia. the plot involves an upgrade the underwear bomb that failed to detonate on christmas day twoip. police arrested gloria

mcmillan yesterday in exconnection with a dead -- in connection with a deadly case of road rage. it was a day in the district for royal watchers and the plight of our wounded warriors. >> prince harry honored for his and his brother william's work. >> i haven't seen them in england. now i can see him in america. >> someone born into that kind of privilege is unique. >> reporter: it is just after 6:00 and the prince's motorcade has arrived. within second, there he is, harry in the flesh. about to receive the atlantic council award for distinguished

humanitarian leadership but many here didn't get to see him. >> the crowd from over there started running this hua. we were already here and we saw him run in. it was quite fun. >> reporter: what did you think? >> it was awesome. >> reporter: two hours later, prince harry was being honored for the work he and his brother have been doing. >> i would like to accept the ward on behalf of my brother william, our foundation and all those on both sides of the ocean and particularly for our guys. >> reporter: just back from the warrior games, a competition in colorado supported by the prince's foundation. >> the element of competition is phenomenal and it is really good for your recovery. everyone there is in a similar boat or at loft knows what

you've been going through. >> every one of the participants has a tremendous story of resiliency and overcoming something perhaps tragic and catastrophic and turning it into something that shows people you can overcome anything. >> reporter: bob barnard, fox 5 news. it is 4:30 on this tuesday, mayor 8th. a live lock outside right now at the washington monument. a beautiful morning when you step outside, head to work. some of you kids up early heading to school, you will find it is pretty nice outside. but things could be changing. >> good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm will thomas. tucker has been warning us get ready for a little wet weather. >> you would have to be up awfully early to be getting

ready for school. >> you never know. people commute. >> maybe doing a little homework. a little preparation. >> will mentioned it. we have a couple of showers in the forecast. today, upper 70s. bring on the rain. >> you too in. >> yeah, i'm one of those people. >> let's look at a satellite picture. >> okay. >> yes, that is good. we'll look at that. thank you. yes, it looks fabulous. there you go. you can seat shower activity. we've got one or two showers in person maryland and a lot more out into ohio and portions of west virginia. it is not going to look as impressive when it gets in here. just some scattered showers and maybe a thunderstorm in the afternoon forecast. i think most of your morning will be dry and just kind of cloud you. we'll get a period of sunshine in here and see if you don't get some showers and maybe

more. the winds have shifted from yesterday and with the wind out of south, we are expecting a warmer day. cloudy, warm conditions expected with the possibility of a shower or thunderstorm by 4:00 p.m. 75degrees, 76 degrees. it should feel pretty good. >> thank you. let's say good morning to julie wright and get the latest on traffic. are you alive? are you okay after last night? >> i don't want to talk about it. i don't want to talk about it. >> okay. >> you can't deny it. i'm so sorry. >> i don't want to talk about it. >> seven second left. 6.6 second, wasn't it in. >> when madonna and timberlake did a coming and it was four seconds left to save the world. it was six seconds left and we lost it. okay, wednesday night. okay. here we go on the beltway. trust me, i'm not the only one

waking up feeling this. traffic flowing freely each way. northbound 5 at the beltway. that is where we had appear incident that had the roadway blocked. police or the scene to help direct you around. this happens to be the commute at the american legion bridge. no problems to report as you travel between montgomery county and tyson's. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >> thank you. the big story this morning, the cia take down a plot by an al-qaeda affiliate. >> the bomb may have been able to get past metal detectors. fox 5's melanie alnwick is in the newsroom with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: the bomb is in the hands of the fbi. it is a grim reminder that al- qaeda in yemen is still active hi working to hit u.s. targets. the bomb was believed to be developed by the same al-qaeda bomb maker who did the first

underwar wear bomb in 2009 and two others in 2010. this one was designed to be up detectable. the bomb was also designed to be used in a passenger's underwear exploded by what is said to be a refined detonation system. the device is now being analyzed by u.s. explosives experts. >> to see exactly what it consists of, what the danger is from it and what threat it would pose. can it be detected? how is it similar to or how does it vary from previous devices. this is significant. it was serious. but americans were never at risk. >> the white house says president obama was told about the plot in april and was assured that the device posed know threat to the public. u.s. officials would not say where the cia seized the bomb. they said the would-be suicide bomber had not yet picked a target or purchased plane tick its. at this point, there are no

immediate plans to change security procedures at u.s. airports. >> reporter: a plea from i rockville man being held captive by al-qaeda will go unanswered. the obama administration will not make a deal with the terrorist group to secure waren weinstein's freedom. jay carney says president obama is aware of the video that was released over the wound that shows weinstein literally begging for his life. carney says obama is greatly concerned about weinstein's safety but it is a u.s. policy not to negotiate with terrorists. >> our hearts go out to him and his family. we condemn his kidnapping in the strongest terms and call for his immediate release. the u.s. government will continue making every effort to see mr. weinstein released safely to his family but we cannot and will not negotiate with al-qaeda. >> the 70-year-old was kidnapped nine months ago in pakistan. al-qaeda says he will be freed for the u.s. stops its apacks in pakistan, afghanistan, yemen

and somalia and releases all al- qaeda and taliban prisoners around the world. a couple of teachers in montgomery county are charged with sex abuse offenses. police say a teacher had inappropriate contact with children. he had been head of the audiovisual department at northwood high school in silver spring. police have made appear arrest in a deadly case of suspected road rage. gloria mcmillan of alexandria is charged with felony hit and run. police say she hit and killed shalinda harrington. witnesses say she got out of the car, got into an altercation with another driver and that is when she was hit. five men have been found guilty for their roles in a

series of shootings that left five young people dead and several others wounded. the 2010 spree started because of a stolen bracelet. they included this mass shooting scene on south capitol street. three of the men are facing life in prison without the possibility of parole. the other two men could get life in prison. sentencing is scheduled for september 11th. settlements have been reached in the lawsuits over d.c. breathalyzers. the district has agreed to pay about $20,000 to four people who challenged the drunk driving convictions because of flaws in the police department testing equipment. all four claim the department failed to properly calibrate the breathalyzers and the prosecutors continued to rely on the scores even after knowing that the machines were flawed. the settlements were revealed in court documents on monday. rick santorum finally endorses mitt romney. the endorsement from romney's

bitter rival came in a late night e-mail to supporters. in it, santorum urged them to deny president obama a second term. romney is expected to add more delegates from today's primary. polls are opening in north carolina, indiana and west virginia later this morning. to sports now, this has julie wright and a whole lot of you crying your eyes out. game five between the caps and rangers in new york. it got ugly. washington scored two unanswered goals to take a one- goal lead in the third. with seconds left in the game, the rangers go on a power play and pull their goalie. brad richards scoring with 6.6 seconds to go to force overtime. in overtime, the rapers were still on the power play. they win the face-off and mark stahl slaps home a game winner. game six tomorrow night in d.c. some new details concerning the health of chuck brown. >> straight ahead, new information from his family including an update on his condition as he recovers in the

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it looks like chuck brown is recovering from pneumonia. according to the "washington post," his daughter revealed the information yesterday. sources say he was admitted to the hospital after complaining of arthritis. this is when doctors discovered and removed a blood clot. he contracted it pneumonia while recovering from the operation. brown recently cleared his may concert calendar canceling all scheduled performances. no early elects in israel after all. after netanyahu canceled some snap elections. the prime minister got support from the biggest opposition party to form a coalition government. the agreement overides netanyahu's announcement yesterday over early elections

in september. in israel, the prime minister decides when elections are held. britain's prince harry honored at a dinner hosted bit atlantic council. he accepted an award for his charitable activities on behalf of wounded servicemen. harry who is training as an apache military pilot has worked with a number of charities including walking for the wounded and help for heroes. a consumer alert. if you use a popular online photo service -- >> up next, we'll be telling you if you will soon be getting an important e-mail. nt e-mail.

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fox 5 weather day with the washington nationals coming up on may 15th. tucker, tony and sue palka will be at the ballpark that morning with thousands of school kids from across the region. >> the kids will see a special weather presentation, get to meet them and stay for the game. not too late for your school to learn more. to learn more, go to myfoxdc.com and click on the morning tab. now, the big build-up. we can talk about weather. >> i know. i've been sweating the forecast for the next few days but right now it looks great. not too much sunshine today and mostly cloudy for you. there will be a few showers, maybe a thunderstorm. i know you guys want the relief for the allergies. not so much for today. i think tonight and early tomorrow -- >> sarah is waiting for three minutes so she can go undownstairs to zyrtec. >> we'll get her medicated. 62 right now in washington so

we are a little bit milder than we were yesterday. quantico, 66 degrees. 50s off to the north and west. manassas, good morning. 59 for you. 59 the winning number across the region. gaithersburg, 59 and let's see frederick, 59 as well. leonardtown, you are 59. temperatures today will be warmer than yesterday, into the 70s. our winds have shifted. we've got the southerly surge and our temperatures should be well into the 70s. we are thinking mid- to upper 70s for daytime highs. there you can see a precipitation shield, what we call rain, a lot of rain off to the north and west. i don't think we'll see a lot of rain today. i think it will feel kind of threatening out there particularly this afternoon with mostly cloudy skies. but i think most of the shower activity will hold off until mid- to late afternoon. then it will just be kind of light as we watch this frontal system move through. as the cold front moves through later tonight, it will hang up across the area and we'll watch an area of low pressure kind of

ride up along that front during the day tomorrow. we've got more showers in the forecast later tonight and during the day tomorrow before that clears the coast. honestly, the best chance of rain won't be until later tonight and during your morning hours tomorrow. mostly cloudy today. i think there will be a period of sunshine as well. scattered afternoon showers or storms back in the forecast. about a 30% chance of seeing some rain today. better chance tonight, about 60% chance of seeing some showers and storms. we're not going to get terribly cold tonight. here is your five-day forecast. tomorrow, mostly cloudy skies with some showers around, particularly the first half of the day. then we'll clear it out. high pressure builds in. check out thursday, friday and saturday. 70s each day, 50s at night. low humidity. bright sunshine, we'll look forward to the end of the week. by thursday, the capitals will have won. they will be 3-3. let's see if julie wright is doing all right. we have the latest on our traffic. >> heartbreak, i'm telling you.

>> i know, i'm in a bad mood. >> you in a bad hood? >> unheard of, i know. >> tucker on the roads, you will find if you are traveling northbound 5 approaching the capital beltway, the police investigation from an overnight incident is still under way. so again, northbound 5, the ramp to the inner loop that would take you southbound towards the wilson bridge. that ramp remains closed because of the ongoing investigation. if you are traveling southbound along 270, no problems to report right now out of hyattstown. lanes are open as you travel south of 109 working your way out towards clarksburg. other side of town, northbound 95, good for go leaving the prince william parkway headed up to the occoquan. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. in our consume anterior letter, if you have photos stored on kodak's online service, get ready for changes. kodaking setting its online business to shutter fly after a federal bankruptcy judge

approved the $23 million deal. kodak will close the photo service on july 2nd. shutter fly will contact users to tell them how to link their kodak accounts for the new service. probably safe to say all of us have had a bad customer service experience. >> now, we are seeing a big change. that means those days of poor customer service may be over. as lauren simonetti tells us, it all has to do with the power of social immediate. >> >> reporter: twitter, facebook. >> the reality is consumers are now turning to social media channels to talk about service, good service and bad service. >> reporter: dave kirpan says these sites are breaking down barriers and empowering consumers. >> we have the right now and the responsibility to hold companies accountable on social networks. >> reporter: corporate america is listening and responding to the good, the bad and the ugly.

>> if i post on dealt's facebook opinion a complaint, that is public. >> is that okay with me and that is okay with delta. would we prefer for some tweets to not be out there about us? probably yes. but you know what? in the end, it is all about solving the problem for the customers. >> reporter: delta even has its own social media lab to track all those tweets and facebook posts. >> we have monitors throughout. we have everything from the news network there to what is going on in the twitter world, stock, you name it. we have it up on a board. >> reporter: american express is also active online and tells us it is important for customers to share their stories. >> we want you to be able to share with your 300 followers what a great experience you had with your service and how your question was answered immediately or your issue was resolved immediately. >> reporter: a growing number of businesses shifting from traditional toll-free numbers to web-based customer service. one social immediate qa expert tells us that going digital can

actually offer a more personal experience. >> an 800 number is a call center. twitter is a person. i tell my clients that. twitter are people. the people responding is a guy named mark or a person named peter. >> reporter: the customers tell the stories for them. >> if can you give your customer such an amazing experience that they want to go out and tell their friends how awesome you are, you are bog it right. that is really the new social media. >> anything that improves customer service. >> right. we are for it. a blockbuster penalty against one of the nation's largest pharmaceutical companies. straight ahead on fox 5 morning news. >> $1.5 billion with a b. >> up next, details of what that company pleaded guilty to. stay with us. the more products we touch around the sink, the more dirt can spread around the kitchen.

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a blockbuster penalty has been announced against one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the country. after an investigation, abbott laboratories has pleaded guilty and will pay $1.5 billion. >> billion with a b. the company admits it pushed the antiseizure drug depakote for uses not approved by the fda. thox 5's tom -- fox 5's tom fitzgerald has more. >> reporter: at the justice department. >> $1.5 billion with a b. >> the blockbuster penalty comes as part of a guilty plea from abbott laboratories makers of drug depakote. the fda approved depakote for

treating bipolar disorders and epilepsy. officials say from 1992082000, abbott executives used rebates and payoffs to pharmacies and nursing homes to prescribe depakote to pay shejts with dementia even though it was never approved for that use. >> abbott encouraged the use of an ineffective medication to control the symptoms of dementia knowing that the use of that medication in the elderly caused severe and dangerous side effects. >> reporter: virginia attorney general ken cuccinelli helped lead the investigation in virginia as the company preyed on dementia patients and vulnerable families. >> some of the folks you might look to to trust as you make decisions were in on this. that is a very disturbing feature of the case. >> a statement on the abbott

web site said, quote, we are pleased to resolve this case. le did the 1.5 billion includes the company forfeiting $700 million plus $#00 million in civil settlements with the federal government and 45 states. at the justice department, tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. x 5 new he gave bryce harmer a rude welcome to the big leagues, then admitted that he did it on purpose. >> coming up next what is the penalty for hitting harper with a baseball? we're checking sports headlines on the other side. over time, grease and residue get stuck inside. for an intensive clean, use finish dishwasher cleaner. it's taking out the trash for your dishwasher.

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